CVE-2020-35715

high

Description

Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.012.001 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename to the upload_settings.cgi page.

References

https://resolverblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/linksys-re6500-unauthenticated-rce-full.html

https://downloads.linksys.com/support/assets/releasenotes/ExternalReleaseNotes_RE6500_1.0.012.001.txt

https://bugcrowd.com/disclosures/72d7246b-f77f-4f7f-9bd1-fdc35663cc92/linksys-re6500-unauthenticated-rce-working-across-multiple-fw-versions

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-12-26

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H